arkant

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Tocharian A

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tocharian *erkent (whence also Tocharian B erkent), but from there uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (to be dark) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos), Old Norse røkkr (twilight), etc.) or Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (white, shining) (cognate with Latin argentum and semantically akin to English black <> bleach).

Adjective

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arkant

  1. black, dark

Usage notes

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  • This word was often used as a compound, as the Tocharian languages were particularly agglutinative.